One of my hens has taken to laying her eggs somewhere other than the coop’s nest boxes. This isn’t allowed, for obvious reasons. She has to be ‘broken’ of her attachment to her new nest site, but it has not…
Wandering Hen, Errant Eggs
Month: September 2021
Chapter 5: New Dawn, New Direction
After a night of sleeping in the woods, Martin and Susan venture through Stoneham looking for food and water but find little. What they do find is a populace lingering in normalcy bias. Even though it is only the second day of…
Chapter 4: A Ride to the O.K. Corral
Martin and Susan’s hitchhike ride up 93 gets stalled in traffic. Opportunist criminals take advantage of the situation traffic to rob the stalled motorists. Martin thinks it better to avoid the trouble by walking around it in the woods. The…
Seed Saver Challenge: Cabbage
Bi-annuals like onions and cabbage are a challenge for seed saving because they don’t make seeds until their second year. While it is more involved than simple annuals like tomatoes, beans, corn, etc., it can be done. Where to Begin…
Chapter 3: No Room at the Inn
Martin tries to help Susan find a hotel to stay in. The trouble is, everyone else wants a hotel room too.